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    Published: Jun 15, 2020 · Modified: Dec 17, 2022 by Rachel

    Easy Watermelon Margaritas

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    Simple and delicious watermelon margaritas – this easy summer cocktail is super refreshing. Make a pitcher and serve to a crowd! Includes instructions for margaritas over ice and frozen.

    Frozen Watermelon margaritas with sugar rim, mint, limes and slices of watermelon in background.
    Contents show
    1 Benefits of Watermelon
    2 Ingredient Ideas and Substitutions
    3 How To Make A Watermelon Margarita
    3.1 For Frozen:
    3.2 For Margaritas on the Rocks:
    4 How To Do a Salt Rim
    5 Quick Tips From My Bartending Days
    6 Don’t let summer pass without trying some of my other favorite drink recipes
    7 FAQs
    8 Frozen Watermelon Margaritas
    8.1 Equipment
    8.2 Ingredients
    8.3 Instructions
    8.4 Notes
    8.5 Nutrition

    After all of the hard work, sweat, and tears renovating my parent’s house, you can find this gal sipping on some Watermelon Margaritas. All summer long. I think I’ve earned it.

    These are the perfect cocktails for breezy summers: easy and delicious, like summer should be. Throw the ingredients into a blender and serve in a salted rim glass. It’s like the adult beverage version of crock pot cooking!

    These can be served on the rocks or blended and served frozen (I’m giving directions on both!).

    Watermelon margaritas with sugar rim and lime & mint garnish. Cocktail shaker and additional garnishes laid around.

    Benefits of Watermelon

    Melons are a summer ingredient with benefits far beyond its juicy flavor! Some key nutritional factors:

    • Increases hydration.
    • Relieves muscle soreness.
    • Lowers inflammation.
    • Aids with weight loss.
    • Rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and Potassium.
    • Contains compounds that may help prevent cancer and improve heart health.

    So basically, this margarita is like drinking a healthy smoothie, but with tequila. At least that’s what I’m telling myself, as I’m sipping one poolside with my chips & salsa. Anyone have a poolside they’d like to volunteer?

    Ingredient Ideas and Substitutions

    Here is an overview of what you will need and notes on substitutions.

    Watermelon Margarita ingredients laid out on a table including tequila, sugar, lime, watermelon, salt, and watermelon pucker.

    Seedless Watermelon – Get the juiciest, ripe watermelon you can find.

    Watermelon Liqueur – Bols Liqueur is probably the best but I also know not every liquor store carries it. Substitutions include DeKuyper schnapps, Mr Stacks Watermelon Schnapps Midori, and even Triple sec in a pinch. The fresh watermelon will still be the overall top note.

    Tequila – I would generally recommend a medium level tequila brand. Gold or blanco is fine, but I won’t waste an aged anejo (dark tequila) on a mixed cocktail.

    Lime or Lime Juice – I use fresh lime juice which has less sugar, but Rose’s Lime Juice or even margarita mix works for speed.

    Sweetener (Optional) – The necessity of a sweetener is dependent on personal tastes and, frankly, how good and fresh the watermelon is. You can use honey, granulated sugar, or agave syrup for sweetner.

    Sugar or Salt Rimmer – Although there is a specific rimming salt, most coarse kosher salts will do (Himilayan is really pretty). For a sugar rim, I use the colored sugar crystals from the baking aisle, but you can use granulated sugar in a pinch. It is more likely to dissolve and won’t be as pretty though.

    How To Make A Watermelon Margarita

    Steps to make a watermelon margarita. Frozen watermelon on a tray and frozen watermelon in a blender.

    For Frozen:

    • Freeze the watermelon. You want it frozen solid preferably.
    • Blend. Add all the ingredients into a high speed blender. Add a handful of ice cubes and blend again until smooth.
    • Rim glasses with salt or sugar.
    • Pour into your margarita glass. Enjoy!

    For Margaritas on the Rocks:

    • Blend. Put the fresh watermelon, lime juice, Tequila, and Watermelon liqueur in a blender with no ice and blend until smooth.
    • Rim glasses with salt or sugar. Add ice into the glass.
    • Pour into your margarita glass. Enjoy!

    How To Do a Salt Rim

    You probably didn’t know I was a bartender and cocktail waitress for nearly 10 years. It was a blast! In fact, I loved it so much I continued working Football season for years after graduating college.

    Salt rimmers are very convenient but you don’t need one. It’s actually super easy to rim a glass at home, and you can feel all fancy with those pretty glasses.

    Demonstration of salt rimming a cocktail glass. A glass is dipped into a plate filled with lime juice while another plate is filled with kosher sea salt.

    Step 1 : Start with a plate or shallow bowl of lime juice. Gently dip the rim of your glass in. Gently swish it around to let the juice climb the sides. Alternatively, you may generously moisten the rim with a wedge of lime.

    Step 2: Use a second plate or shallow bowl and mound the dry rimming ingredient up. With the glass at an angle, dip the edge of the rim into the mound and move around the edge, pushing the rimming ingredient onto the edge.

    We used coarse sea salt for this recipe. Other commonly used rimmers are sugar, colored sugar crystals, and tiny candy sprinkles. Feel free to get creative! Mix up your own special spice blend.

    Quick Tips From My Bartending Days

    How To Measure Alcohol: When I worked as a bartender, we used a jigger or a 4-count free pour technique (4 count = 1oz) with a pour spout. At home, if you don’t have a jigger, 1oz equals 2 tbsp.

    How To Make a Watermelon Margarita for One: 2oz Tequila (4 Tbsp), 0.5oz Liqueur (1 Tbsp), 1tsp lime juice or 1 squeeze of a lime, 3-5 oz melon juice depending on how strong you like it. Mix in a cocktail shaker and serve over ice.

    Don’t let summer pass without trying some of my other favorite drink recipes

    • Amazing Strawberry Sangria
    • Blackberry Sangria
    • Royal Apple Pomegranate Cocktail
    • How to Make Cold Brew Coffee

    FAQs

    How do I choose a ripe watermelon?

    The quality of your melon makes all the difference. When shopping, look for the yellow spot. If the spot is creamy, it’s a sign of ripeness. Other signs of ripeness: the watermelon should feel heavy for its size and make a deep hollow sound when you thump it.

    What tequila should I use?

    You can use whichever tequila you prefer, including gold or silver. Make sure the bottle is 100% agave or blue agave for the best, smoothest flavor without taste altering additives that increase the chance of a hangover. There are many affordable options.

    Do I have to freeze the watermelon?

    I get it, margaritas stat! Freezing uses less ice, which leads to less watered-down drinks. However, you can either make these on the rocks or add ice into the blender with the watermelon.

    Closeup of Frozen Margarita with lime and watermelon garnish and sugared rim.
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    Three frozen Watermelon Margaritas in glasses with sugar rim.

    Frozen Watermelon Margaritas

    Simple and delicious watermelon margaritas – this easy summer cocktail is super refreshing. Make a pitcher and serve to a crowd! Includes instructions for frozen and over ice.
    5 from 4 votes
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    Course: drink
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Keyword: Watermelon Margarita
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 4 large glasses
    Calories: 126kcal
    Author: Rachel

    Equipment

    • Blender for Frozen Drinks
    • Salt Rimmer
    • Margarita Glasses

    Ingredients

    Watermelon Margarita Mix

    • ½ cup Tequila Your favorite blanco or gold brand.
    • ¼ cup Bols watermelon liqueur Substitutions: Watermelon Pucker or Schnaps, Midori, or Triple Sec
    • ¼ cup Fresh lime juice Substitution: Rose's Lime Juice
    • 1 tablespoon Agave necter. or 4 teaspoon of sugar Optional, depends on the sweetness of the watermelon
    • 4 cup Cubed watermelon
    • 1.5 cup Ice

    Garnish

    • Lime juice For rimming
    • Margarita salt
    • Lime wedges, watermelon slices, or basil leaves

    Instructions

    • For frozen, freeze the watermelon cubes at least six hours on a metal baking sheet. Skip for iced cocktail.
    • Rim the glasses. If you don’t have a glass rimmer, you can use two small plates. First dip the glass upside down into lime juice. Then dip the glass and swirl it around on a plate with margarita salt.
    • In a blender, add the tequila, watermelon liqueur, watermelon cubes, and lime juice. Blend until combined. For more sweetness, add the agave nectar or sugar to your preference.
    • For frozen margaritas, add the ice into the blender and blend until completely smooth. For margaritas on the rocks, add ice to glasses.
    • Pour blended cocktail into the glass. Enjoy!

    Notes

    How To Make a Watermelon Margarita for One: 2oz Tequila (4 Tbsp), 0.5oz Watermelon Liqueur (1 Tbsp), 1 teaspoon lime juice or 1 squeeze of a lime, 3-5 oz watermelon watermelon juice depending on how strong you like it. Mix in a cocktail shaker and serve over ice.
    How To Measure Alcohol: When I worked as a bartender, we used a jigger or a 4-count free pour technique (4 count = 1 oz) with a pour spout. For the free pour, we had to take weekly blind tests to make sure our counts weren’t too spaced out though. At home, if you don’t have a jigger, 1oz equals 2 Tbsp.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sugar: 7g
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    1. Mary says

      May 15, 2021 at 6:00 pm

      5 stars
      You had me at watermelon. Super refreshing!

      Reply
    2. Joseph C Smith says

      March 26, 2021 at 8:03 am

      5 stars
      My wife really liked this.

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    3. Emily says

      January 19, 2021 at 4:22 pm

      5 stars
      YES! This is my kind of cocktail. I am all over it right now and started to think if I shouldn’t just make margaritas for dinner. =D

      Reply

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